1961–62 National Football Championship (Pakistan)

National Football Championship 1961–62 File:1961 Pakistan National Football Championship-winning Dhaka Division team.png The 1961–62 National Football Championship winners, Dacca Division team pictured. Pakistan 20 December 1961 – 12 January 1962 Railway Stadium 23 Dacca Division Karachi Blues 1960 1962 The 1961–62 National Football Championship was the 12th edition of the National Football Championship, the tournament was held from 20 December till 12 January 1962 at the Railway Stadium (Karachi). This was also the first edition of the championship where the structure of the tournament transitioned from provincial to divisional based teams.Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 05 May 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610505/152/0008 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Wednesday 14 June 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610614/088/0004 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 11 July 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19610711/196/0008 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 10 December 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611210/263/0021 British Newspaper ArchiveCivil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 21 December 1961 https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611221/167/0012 British Newspaper Archive Venue LocationNameCapacityImageNotes Karachi Railway Stadium n/a First round 20 December 196121 December 1961 Overwhelming Victory for P.A.F In Opening Match The Pakistan Observer 6 Pakistan Air Force 6–1 Bahawalpur Division Faqir Munir Majeed Atique Mohammad Bakhsh https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611221/167/0012 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan 21 December 196122 December 1961 Merited Victory For Hyderabad Division The Pakistan Observer 6 Hyderabad Division 3–1 Pakistan Navy Ata Mohammad 13 pen.Ali 33Nisar 88 Sarkar 72 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611222/199/0012 Railway Stadium Afzal Khan Karachi, Pakistan 22 December 196123 December 1961 Pakistan Railways Swamp Sargodha The Pakistan Observer 6 Pakistan Railways 3–1 Sargodha Division Ashiq 4 88Talib 22 Akram https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611223/210/0012 Railway Stadium Captain Malik Muhammad Husain Karachi, Pakistan 24 December 196125 December 1961 Army Swamp Khairpur In National Soccer The Pakistan Observer 6 Pakistan Army 6–0 Khairpur Division Khair 16Rehman 22 52Mohabat 51Jalil 54 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan The Karachi Whites and Kalat Division match report has not currently been found, however, Karachi Whites managed to advance to the next round. Second round 26 December 196127 December 1961 Army Trounce Pindi D.F.A. In National Soccer 2nd Round The Pakistan Observer 6 Pakistan Army 5–1 Rawalpindi Division Sikander Ali 13Rehman 34 35 49 Nawazish o.gSherdad 75 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611227/213/0012 Railway Stadium Ghulam Hussain Karachi, Pakistan 27 December 196128 December 1961 Rajshahi's Exit From National Soccer The Pakistan Observer 6 Pakistan Air Force 5–1 Rajshahi Division Faqir 22Mahmood 35 o.gMajeed 52 Fazlul Karim 5 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611228/196/0013 Railway Stadium Bahadur Khan Karachi, Pakistan 29 December 196130 December 1961 Karachi Whites In Quarter-Final The Pakistan Observer 6 Karachi Whites 2–0 Multan Division Fakir Mohammad 20Abdul Majid 70 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611230/217/0013 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan 30 December 196131 December 1961 Quetta Fight Hard To Beat Hyderabad The Pakistan Observer 7 Quetta Division 2–1 Hyderabad Division Aslam 55 57 Ata Mohammad 25 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19611231/269/0020 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan Second replay 30 December 1961 Peshawar Division 1–0 West Pakistan Universities Kasim 3 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan 31 December 1961 Karachi Blues 6–0 Chittagong Division Mahmood 26Taqi 36 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620101-01.1.6 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan 1 January 1962 Lahore Division 4–1 Khulna Division Saleem 62 83Arshad 43Jawaid 71 Kabir 44 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620102/225/0013 Railway Stadium Omar Karachi, Pakistan 2 January 1962 Dacca Division 1–1 Pakistan Railways Umer 59 Jehan 18 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620103-01.1.6 Railway Stadium 6,000 Captain Malik Muhammad Husain Karachi, Pakistan Quarter-finals 3 January 1962 Lahore Division 1–1 Karachi Blues Jawaid 20 Ismail 28 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620104/207/0012 Railway Stadium Ghulam Hussain Karachi, Pakistan Replay 4 January 1962 Karachi Blues 3–0 Lahore Division Faqir Mohammad 18 26Kasim 20 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620105/210/0012 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan 4 January 1962 Peshawar Division 2–1 Pakistan Air Force Sarfraz 30Alamgir 47 Mustafa 24 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620105/210/0012 Railway Stadium Ghulam Hussain Karachi, Pakistan 5 January 1962 Dacca Division 7–1 Pakistan Railways Umer 69 71 72Moosa 43 53Ghafoor 7 pen. 12 pen. Talib 57 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620106/191/0012 Railway Stadium 10,000 Captain Malik Muhammad Husain Karachi, Pakistan 6 January 1962 Karachi Blues 1–0 Quetta Division Majid 42 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620107/250/0020 Railway Stadium Ghulam Hussain Karachi, Pakistan 7 January 1962 Dacca Division 2–0 Pakistan Army Moosa 42 90 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620108-01.1.6 Railway Stadium Siddiqi Karachi, Pakistan Semi-finals 8 January 1962 Karachi Blues 1–1 Peshawar Division Taqi 37 Jehangir 35 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620109/212/0013 Railway Stadium Karachi, Pakistan Replay 9 January 1962 Karachi Blues 3–1 Peshawar Division Taqi 14 56Nazar Samiuddin 15 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620111/305/0012 Railway Stadium Captain Malik Muhammad Husain Karachi, Pakistan 9 January 1962 Dacca Division 1–1 Karachi Whites Abdullah 89 Murad 87 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620110-01.1.6 Railway Stadium Siddiqi Karachi, Pakistan Replay 11 January 1962 Dacca Division 7–1 Karachi Whites Umer 8 48 65Moosa Abdullah 21Ghafoor 90 Kasim 67 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620112/243/0020 Railway Stadium Siddiqi Karachi, Pakistan Final Match left|thumb|Abid Hussain Ghazi, presenting the Dacca Division team to Ayub Khan and Asghar Khan, before the final. The 1961–62 National Football Championship final took place on 12 January 1962. The final was between Dacca Division, and Karachi Blues, the final was witnessed by president Ayub Khan, Asghar Khan, divisional commissioner Mr. G. A. Madani, Commissioner Syed Munir Husain, and other civil and military officers. The match began at fast pace, with the ball being exchanged by both sides for several minutes. It was up until the 35th minute that both teams were both drawn at 0–0, Ghulam Rabbani, Dacca's right winger, would then proceed to open the scoring through a corner-kick initiated by Moosa Ghazi. Three minutes later, Moosa would find the net by a pass from teammate Abdullah Rahi.Pakistan Observer 1962.01.13 — South Asian Newspapers https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19620113-01.1.6 2026-07-12 gpa.eastview.com13 January 1962 DACCA TEAM RETAIN CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19620113/193/0012 britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk After resumption, the game continued on a competitive pace, however, Moosa would again find the back of the net in the 53rd minute through a solo goal. After several brief chances at the goalposts from both sides, Ismail Roshu, Karachi's pivot, passed back to Nisar Ahmed, failing to recognise the pass, it would roll into the back of the net, giving Dacca Division a lead of 4–1. In the 65th minute of the game, a combination of passes initiated between Moosa Ghazi and Muhammad Umer, put Moosa through on goal, with the latter securing his hat-trick. The next goal came in the 82nd minute, as Umer would fire a shot into the net from a pass by Yousuf Jr.. The opposition would manage to reduce the margin to 6–1 through their forward, Taqi. 12 January 1962 Dacca Division 6–1 Karachi Blues Rabbani 35Moosa 38 53 65Ismail Roshu o.gUmer 82 Taqi 84 Final 20:00 https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/newspapers/paob19620113-01.1.6 Railway Stadium 10,000 Captain Malik Muhammad Husain Karachi, Pakistan Line-ups Dacca Division: Ali Mohammad, Khuda Bakhsh, Debinash Sangma, Hussain Killer, Abid Hussain Ghazi (Captain), Abdul Ghafoor, Ghulam Rabbani, Yousuf Jr., Muhammad Umer, Abdullah Rahi, Moosa Ghazi. Karachi Blues: Nisar Ahmed, Saleh Mohammad, Turab Ali, Nazar, Ismail, Ismail Roshu, Mirdad, Mahmood Jr., Mahmood Sr., Taqi, Abdul Majid. Statistics 9 goals Moosa Ghazi (Dacca Division) 8 goals Muhammad Umer (Dacca Division) 5 goals Muhammad Taqi (Karachi Blues) 3 goals Abdul Ghafoor (Dacca Division) References Category:National Football Championship (Pakistan)